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Maria Di Mento

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Maria directs the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual Philanthropy 50, a comprehensive report on America’s most generous donors. She writes about wealthy philanthropists, family and legacy foundations, next generation philanthropy, arts organizations, key trends and insights related to high-net-worth donors, and other topics.

Vermont Housing Groups Discuss Merger

Two affordable-housing nonprofits, the Rockingham Area Community Land Trust, in Springfield, Vt., and the Windham Housing Trust, in Brattleboro, Vt., are planning to merge, reports the Brattleboro Reformer.

Child-Safety Groups Plan to Merge

Two Washington groups, Safe Kids Worldwide and the Home Safety Council, plan to merge, according to a news release on Home Safety Council’s Web site.

Two AIDS Organizations Announce Merger

The National AIDS Fund and AIDS Action have announced they are merging to create a new group called AIDS United, according to a news release on the National AIDS Fund’s Web site.

Nonprofit Radio Station Faces Cuts

The Pacifica Foundation, a Berkeley, Calif., public radio organization, has laid off at least seven employees at the radio station, KPFA, in Berkeley, Calif., writes the Berkeley Daily Planet.

Mass. Theaters Embark on Merger

The Colonial Theatre, in Pittsfield, Mass., and the Berkshire Theatre Festival, in Stockbridge, Mass., plan to merge, reports Berkshire On Stage.

Two Utica, N.Y., Groups Plan Merger

Two Utica, N.Y., nonprofits, Family Services of the Mohawk Valley, and Mohawk Valley Council on Alcoholism and Addictions plan to merge, writes The Observer-Dispatch.

North Carolina Charities Merge

Appalachian Family Innovations, an Asheville, N.C., family-services group, has merged with the Barium Springs Home for Children, in N.C., reports the Ma href="http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2010/nov/03/barium-springs-agency-adds-asu-nonprofit-ar-506516/">Winston-Salem Journal.

Jewish Federation Lays Off Half its Staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix, in Scottsdale, Ariz., has laid off more than half of its employees, writes the Jewish News of Greater Phoenix.

Genocide Intervention Groups Merge

Two Washington nonprofits, the Save Darfur Coalition and Genocide Intervention Network, have merged, according to a news release on Genocide Intervention Network’s Web site.

Two Human-Service Groups in Conn. Merge

The Arc of New London County, a human-services group in Norwich, Conn., is merging with Seacorp Inc., a similar organization is Uncasville, Conn., reports